Ruhul Khandakar, who was sentenced in absentia because he is studying in Australia, posted the comments after the death of Bangladesh's most famous filmmaker Tareq Masud in a road accident last year.
"Tareq Masud died as a result of government giving licence to unqualified drivers. Many die, why does not Sheikh Hasina die?" the status said, according to court officials.
The status, which Khandakar posted from Australia, has since been deleted.
In August, Khandakar was summoned to appear in court and explain the comments but he repeatedly failed to attend and so was sentenced for contempt, deputy attorney general Altaf Hossain told AFP.
The court directed Khandakar's university employers to take action against him according to law, which could result in him losing his job.
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A country is nothing without freedom of speech. Pakistan can be proud of the biggest Human right and that is Freedom of Speech!! Even though Pakistan has suffered a lot at the hands of their enemy doing bomb blasts, target shootings and crimes on humanity . . . .it has shown tremendous resilience and upheld the freedom of speech. Just look at India how it has been trying to subdue, muffle and deaden the voices of Kashmiris through military force. Pakistan a young country despite all the hurdles has stood strong on freedom of speech and should be applauded! Pakistan zindabad!
@Bangladesh: Do you think becoming an INDIAN slave is better living? PAK has their own problems and we shouldn't call them a failed state just because west says so. PAK still have a bigger economy than ours while our GOV is busy appeasing their Indian masters.
@from india: what islam can do with this incident? How you are connecting these two completely different issues together? Try to grow some brain in your head dude.
Sad Bangladesi people have lost their freedom. Pakistani people can atleast be proud about one thing and that is their wonderful freedom of speech. Even Indians use Pakistani news media to express them selves as they too do not have freedom of speech. Pakistan Zindabad!!
Wow! I didn't realize things were so bad in Bangladesh. In Pakistan, people do this all the time and nobody even thinks about touching them.
They be saying "Democracy is the best revenge" in Bangladesh as well.
democracy can never be successful in islamic countries ...this is the proof !!
...why am i not surprised?
At least I have more freedom of speech in Pakistan.
Is this a joke ?
This makes Pakistan more democratic than Bangladesh. There is more freedom of expression in Pakistan (when talking against politicians)
dictators wearing gloves of democracy
Non-sense. This judgement seems to be passed in some military dictator's rule in any gievn country.
Lol. If the same is implemented in Pakistan, 80% of public will be in jail. :D